Seriously folks - if anyone wanted to get maximum media coverage for an announcement - about anything - they would avoid doing it during Melbourne Cup week. Or during the first cricket Test of the summer. Sheesh.
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Or Halloween.....lol
Australia won the first day of the test match, convincingly!!!
MANLY4LIFE
Bencher
My grandmother has been "gone" for years the beautiful thing is she always wants to dance and sing especially with my wife she thinks she's 16 yrs old again if only they all got it like
My grandmother it would be less painful for families out there
My grandmother it would be less painful for families out there
Total prick Mark. Especially sad for those who don't recognise family members
I know this is a different situation buy my Granny who passed in 2010 lost reality in her final months and she was really happy in her thoughts. The whole family went along with her fantasies. Some of them were really funny.
Me and the girls looked after her imaginary cat and always needed to provide progress reports. Her 90 year old friend Dorothy also took off with a gang of bikers so she refused to speak to her any more.
She was a gem my Granny. Miss her.
Ryan
Journey Man
That IS funny, but it actually made me sad reading that nicci. Puts footy into perspective, huh.
mozgrame
Engorged member
Yeah, it's easy to remember all the good times you spent with someone who has already passed and get caught up in regular grief.
Sadly, when dealing with a dementia sufferer, it's hard to not let the day to day stresses of your life get mixed with the frustrations of seeing them struggle. If you can't deprogram from work and everyday issues and just show patience, love and understanding to your loved one as they battle dementia, your grief will be all the more as you deal with the guilt of not always being there for them when they pass. Just to hold their hand, smile gently and offer love and support.
mbe
Reserve Grader
My father had dementia and it was a slow decline too. The worst day I ever had with him was when he got really angry with me for kicking my boyfriend out of my bedroom. The thing was that had been my bedroom all my life and my boyfriend lived next door. He was so very angry with me and my mum was so shocked at his reaction. It's sad to see people you love decline so much like that.
on the lighter side .. after 40 years my mother in law started to like me .. then forgot who I was... it was a go 2 months anyway
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
I watched Andrew Dental on the evil ABC the other day doing the press club thing.
He is part of Go Gentile Australia organise. Was a great speech and something that we all need to consider as a nation and individually / as a family.
He is part of Go Gentile Australia organise. Was a great speech and something that we all need to consider as a nation and individually / as a family.
Thanks Ryan.
Do you still think they won the Day?
Australia undoubtedly won day one and the Saffers have undoubtedly taken the momentum back so far on day two.
Hopefully the Aussies can take a few wickets in the last session today as chasing anything above 200 is going to be difficult.
Rex
Bencher
Spot on Nicci
A couple of months ago my 90 year old FIL talked in detail about his injuries (sustained from being pushed over by another dementia resident) and how he got them that week training with the Olympic athletes. And his outrage at needing to fill in on their soccer team because rugby's his game. (He's never played rugby because he got osteomyelitis at a young age and could only play non contact sports).
He became obsessed with escape (as is normal for wanderers) and planned escape by getting his son to drive his caravan (he doesn't have one) up to the first floor balcony so he could secretly jump on its roof and be taken away. He told me later he had his car (he no longer has a car) secretly parked "next door" and that because the window is a double window, we can drive his car through the door of his bedroom and out the double window.
He is never short of a story or a wonderful explanation for any questions I have. I just love hearing his stories and wonder what the next ones will be. And as interesting as the stories are, the real action is just being with him, connecting with him.
May as well talk about dementia experiences in a thread called 'More news coming', because for some of you who've not experienced it ... you will!
My mum went through different stages, some of them weird - like deciding to look after a dead possum she'd found in the park 'just as an experiment' - to sad, which is when her confusion left her so paranoid that she didn't trust anyone, even family who were trying to look after her.
@niccipops thankfully toward the end she was a bit like your Granny, quite calm and content it seemed.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
2 down!
Jerry1
First Grader
Not true... I sit in work most of my time in a childish fantasy world...
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